Giuseppe Sala
| Giuseppe Sala | |
|---|---|
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| CEO of Expo 2015 | |
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In office June 2010 – December 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 May 1958 Milan, Lombardy |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Bocconi University |
| Profession | Manager, politician |
Giuseppe "Beppe" Sala (born on 28 May 1973) is an Italian manager and politician. He has been CEO of the 2015 Universal Exposition in Milan from June 2010 to December 2015.[1] Sala is also the candidate for the Democratic Party to become Mayor of Milan in the 2016 municipal election.[2]
Business career
Expo 2015
In 2015 Milan hosted the Universal Exposition; the themes were technology, innovation, culture and traditions concerning food.[3] Participants to the Expo include 145 countries, three international organisations, several civil society organisations, several corporations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).[4] The participants are hosted inside individual or grouped pavilions. Sala was appointed in June 2010 CEO of Expo.
The opening of the Expo on 1 May 2015 was met with protest from anti-austerity activists, black bloc, and anarchists caused criminal damage, resulting in the police using tear gas.[5]
Expo also created some tensions with the Holy See and the Italian government; in fact Pope Francis condemned the concept of Expo, saying that it "obeys the culture of waste and does not contribute to a model of equitable and sustainable development".[5] As Vatican City invested €3 million to obtain its own pavilion at the event before his appointment to the papacy, Francis said that, although it is a good thing that the Church is involved in causes that battle hunger and promote cleaner energy, he stated that too much money was wasted on the Expo itself by Vatican City.[6]
Political career
On 22 March 2015, the incumbent mayor of Milan, Giuliano Pisapia, announced that he had chosen not to run for re-election in 2016 for a second term in office. Following Pisapia's decision, the ruling center-left coalition decided to call an open primary election to choose a new single mayoral candidate.[7]
Sala and other three people registered to be candidates in this election.[8] The othet candidates were Francseca Balzani, current deputy mayor, responsible for Budget in the Milan's municipal government and former MEP;[9] Pierfrancesco Majorino, current responsible for Social Equalities in the municipal government of the city;[10] Antonio Iannetta, former president of UISP.
The election took place on 6–7 February 2016 and Sala won with 25,600 and 42.3%.[11]
References
- ↑ Expo 2015, Giuseppe Sala nominato commissario unico
- ↑ Primarie Centrosinistra a Milano. Vince Beppe Sala sulla sinistra disunita
- ↑ Il Tema – Expo Milano 2015
- ↑ "Expo2015 Participants".
- 1 2 Day, Michael (1 May 2015). "Milan Expo 2015: Rioting and tear gas mar the start of a 'brighter tomorrow' for Italy". The Independent (London). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ "Papa Francesco si arrabbia per i soldi spesi dal Vaticano per l’Expo" [Pope Francis angered by the money spent by the Vatican on the Expo]. Diretta News (in Italian). 27 April 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ Oriana Liso (December 8, 2015). "Milano, il centrosinistra ha deciso: primarie il 7 febbraio.". La Repubblica. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Oriana Liso (December 22, 2015). "Milano, Giuseppe Sala ai blocchi di partenza.". La Repubblica. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ Oriana Liso (December 16, 2015). "Milano, la vicesindaco Balzani si candida.". La Repubblica. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ Oriana Liso (December 22, 2015). "Primarie Milano, Majorini ce l'ha fatta.". La Repubblica. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ Beppe Sala vince le primarie di Milano